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Show PULMOTDR USED TO ! SAVE UFEOF CHILD' Firemen Rush to Aid of Thelma Ross, Who Swallows Swal-lows Gasoline. i I Special to The Tribune. OGDKN, July 27. The prompt action of four members of the fire department m responding to a call with the pulmotor to the residence of Thomas Ross, at the corner of Twenty-second street and Grant avenue, and then rushing: Thelma Ross. 2 years of age, to the office of Dr. Jo- seph R. Morrell, saved the life of the little one after she had drank a quantity of ; gasoline. Ross operates a store near his home and had finished waiting upon a customer, cus-tomer, about 9 o'clock, when he saw his little daughter fall to the floor in pain and drop a small dish from her nana which had contained gasoline. Mrs. Rosa rushed into the store and saw what had happened, and, picking up the child, went to the front of the store, where the child could get plenty of air. Ross had presence pres-ence of mind to think of the pulmotor and he immediately telephoned to the fire department. , Lester Hill, George Faulkner, Lloyd Varney and Jack Kherhart of the department depart-ment responded to the call in a fire department de-partment auto truck with the pulmotor. As soon as the fire laddies were advised what had happened, they took the baby and mother to the office of Dr. Morrell, who had been notified by Mr. Ross that they were coming. After working on the child for some time, the doctor succeeded in bringing her out of danger. The child and mother were later returned to their home. |